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Recommendation to Accept $80,000 Grant #2022-0043; Cal OES ID #001-00000 from the California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 2022 Homeland Security Grant Program for a Diving Surface Supplied Air System; and
Adoption of Resolution Amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Fire Grants Fund Revenue and Expenditures Budget by $80,000 to Accept and Appropriate the Cal OES 2022 Homeland Security Grant. (Fire 10032200)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda Fire Department (Fire Department) was awarded an Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) 2022 Homeland Security Grant Program for a Surface Supplied Air System to increase safety for Fire Department Dive Rescue Program divers. The grant must be accepted by May 31, 2023. Staff is requesting that City Council formally accept the grant and adopt the attached resolution. There is no local match for this grant and the total state/federal share awarded is $80,000.
BACKGROUND
The Alameda County Sherriff's Office of Emergency Services (OES) acts as the lead operational agency responsible for assisting in the delivery of disaster assistance and the overall management or regional emergency response activities. The Sheriff's OES serves as administrator for the State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) for Alameda County. This is a Federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), passed though the State of California and Alameda County, to public safety agencies within the County. The purpose of the SHSGP is to provide funds that build capabilities to protect against, prevent, respond to, and recover from terrorist acts and other types of emergencies or disasters.
In January 2022, the Fire Department submitted a proposal to the Sheriff's OES for funding a Surface Supplied Air System in the amount of $80,000 of SHSGP funds. On March 14, 2023, the Fire Department received notification ...
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